88 Bible Verses about Lips

Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunk.

Your own mouth condemns you, and not I: yea, your own lips testify against you.

My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

I ate no pleasant food, neither came meat nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

Awake, you drunkards, and weep; and howl, all you drinkers of wine, because of the new wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.

Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you;

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

Concerning the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the paths of the destroyer.

My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue like a devouring fire:

[A Psalm of David when he pretended madness before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.] I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

O Lord, open my lips; and my mouth shall show forth your praise.

Because your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

My lips shall utter praise, when you have taught me your statutes.

I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, says the LORD; and I will heal him.

And said unto him, Do you hear what these say? And Jesus said unto them, Yea; have you never read, Out of the mouth of babes and infants you have perfected praise?

Out of the mouth of babes and infants have you ordained strength because of your enemies, that you might still the enemy and the avenger.

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

[A prayer of David.] Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goes not out of feigned lips.

And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, you know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

And it shall be for a sign unto you upon your hand, and for a memorial before your eyes, that the LORD's law may be in your mouth: for with a strong hand has the LORD brought you out of Egypt.

And all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth has spoken, when I was in trouble.

And if she had indeed a husband, when she vowed, or uttered anything out of her lips, with which she bound her soul;

That which is gone out from your lips you shall keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as you have vowed unto the LORD your God, which you have promised with your mouth.

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not restrained my lips, O LORD, you know.

With my lips have I declared all the judgments of your mouth.

And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips would relieve your grief.

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for lack of wisdom.

Till he fills your mouth with laughing, and your lips with rejoicing.

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto you; and my soul, which you have redeemed.

And Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

When I heard, my body trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he comes up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spoke rashly with his lips.

Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?

For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for the cursing and lying which they speak.

As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and perverse lips put far from you.

He shuts his eyes to devise perverse things: moving his lips he brings evil to pass.

Better is the poor that walks in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

For the lips of an immoral woman drop as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you perceive not in him the lips of knowledge.

A wicked doer gives heed to false lips; and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause; and deceive not with your lips.

Let the lying lips be put to silence; who speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

He that hides hatred with lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.

For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue has muttered perverseness.

They speak vanity every one with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things:

But unto the wicked God says, What have you to do to declare my statutes, or that you should take my covenant in your mouth?

Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. He that hates disguises it with his lips, and lays up deceit within himself;

You have planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.

These people draw near unto me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

He answered and said unto them, Well has Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

Therefore the Lord said, Since this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

The lip of truth shall be established forever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and from the opening of my lips shall come right things. For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaks what is right.

Yea, my inmost being shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.

As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd to follow you: neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was right before you.

The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. For the priest's lips should preserve knowledge, and they should seek the law from his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.

In the lips of him that has understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish does not so.

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Bow down your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart unto my knowledge. For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; they shall all be fitted on your lips.

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors feeds on violence.

A man's stomach shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.

And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of your mouth.

He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

What man is he that desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin purged.

For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.